St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-03

When the business and professional
men of Sioux Falls are all punched to-
gether, and bird's-eye view is taken of
them, the observer is at once and al
ways impressed with one thing
their youth. A large proportion of
them will be found to be under thirty,
while another large share are on the
happy side of forty. In Eastern cities
the men who manage the banks, occupy
the law offices, hold down the editorial
tripods and conduct the general bust
ness, are old men who sit like Sir Oracle
cut in alabaster, and appear as the en-
bOdiment of dignity and experience. In
the West, and in Sioux Falls as typi-
cal Western city, it is different. Every
where the young men may be found in
positions of trust. They are bright,
gamey, nervy, ambitious set of fellows,
as much differing from the business men
of sleepy Eastern towns, whose his
tory dates back half q century,
as Burgundy differs from distilled
water. They are baffied by no difficult
ties. They are made of the stuff which
makes cities out of hamlets. Old heads
there are here and they are useful, too,
as balance-wheels, but the Sioux Falls
average business man is young.
Among the men who are prominent in
the Queen City is the city mayor, John
f. Norton, whose classic features are
portrayed above. Mayor Norton is the
Atlas upon whose shoulders rests
large share of the city's business. He
has them well padded, however. with a
public spirit which is philanthropy it
self, and he gets ON swimmingly. He
keeps an eye on everything and every
body, and can prod up a policeman or
wet down railroad company with
about equal complacency. Unkind peo-
pie say Mr.. Norton has political ambi-
lions above the council rooms, but, like
the old woman over her tea table, "We
faint a-sayin' a word"
ID. r. Bailey is one of those who is
mighty handy with good story. He
always keeps posted in politics, but has
no ambition in that line Not, at least,
until Dakota becomes a state. He is
city attorney, and is the particular pet
of the city council.
Park Davis is one of those mild. peace
Unlocking men from whose benign
countenances benevOlence beams in
great chunks. Men who have met him
in debate say that he is an intellectual
Spartan who shows no mercy and asks
none. Mr.. Davis forehead reaches to
the back of his neck.
X. F. Pettigrew will do very well as
an embodiment of what is meant by the
term, Dakota Rustler.' He is at home
anywhere-in the political caucus, on
his feet before an audience, whether adj
dressing set of long-bearded and
muddywitted congressman or talking
Norwegian to gang of NorweglanS in
country school house. He says he has
retired from politics for ever and day.
S. L. Tate has almost unlimited conf
dence in Sioux Falls, and predicts that
in two years it will be town of 5000
his shadow never grow less. ii
L. III. Fairfax is one of the shylocks
and is always swinging the festive knife
for the pound of flesh. He knows the
secret of thrift, and, though compare
lively youthful, is getting up on the
financial ladder.
E. j. Mannix's smiling face may be
seen any day behind the bars of the
Western Union Telegraph. He is a
Democrat after Jefferson's own heart,
and thinks Church and Cleveland are
good team.
A. G. Phillips is one of the oldest
settlers of Sioux Falls, having come to
the town when it was but country viii
lage. He is veteran Journalist, and,
though not now engaged in newspaper
work, cannot always resist the tempta-
ton to steer clear of the eXhilerating
recreation of scoring somebody or some
thing through the local press. 1t is the
same old story. When tiger has once
tasted blood he is never safe animal to
have around.
Robert Buchanan, is the cratic
genious who has pushed for twenty
years pen, feared as much as the fine
battle ak of II. Rider Haggard's7 cham
rlln
fed with the Leader, and after that for
short time with the Argus-Leader. An
implacable fighter Oh paper, he is
genial talker and good friend. He is
born Scotchman and likes porrige and
fighting.
j. T. Gilbert has obtained some
distinction as the "boy legislator"
Jake looks as mild as the milky way,
but behind his untroubled face there
turks like serpent many wise little
scheme. Jacob is selling potatoes and
ten penny nails, and biding his own
time.
ideas with him for months rest among
the snow peaked mountains of Colorado.
He is the author of 1.-THE Peoples Prob
lem," and is a great young man to pose
as the farmers friend. He isn't roar
ing Lyon, but he has eyes on the legis-
lature all the same.
E. j. Daniels D-a-n-i-e-l-s) is the dap
per little man who measures off calico
under his own vine and fig tree. Mr..
Daniels knows good town when he sees
it and says he has put his pegs down in
Sioux Falls to stay.
T. 81. Brown, yclept Tommy, knows
more about railroads in minute than
most others in a week. When Mr..
c1, ,%n kl,o4 L 2
winks sly wink, the newspaper re-
pOrterS gather around him as thick as
flies in summer. Mr.. Brown is a director
for the Burlington road and he whistles